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Step 1: Duplicate you base(Layer>Duplicate Layer) and the set to Screen 100%. I put mine on 30% because my base doesn't need that much of light. You can put yours lower than 100% if it doesn't need much light.
We make the base a little lighter to make it look better when we finish the icon.

Step 2: Make your base black and white by Desaturating it(Image>Adjustments>Desaturate) or Gradient Map(Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Gradient Map) When using the gradient map, be sure that your Foreground color is Black and the Background it White. Though, I prefer Gradient Map than Desaturate.

Step 3: Create a new Curves layer(Layer>New Adjustment Layer>Curves)
At RGB: Point 1- Output: 65
Input: 84
Point 2- Output: 175
Input: 166
It doesn't make that much of a difference but its not optional.

Step 4: Create a new Levels layer(Layer>New Adjustment Layer> Levels)
At RGB: Input Levels: 56,1.15,255
Output Levels: 0,235
It makes the negative part of the picture which is black more darker. Also the skin tone isn't that light anymore.

Step 5: I chose this: texture. Set it Linear Burn in 100% opacity.

then you're done!

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Vamos de para .

Passo 1:
Abre a tua imagem e duplica-a, depois aplica Sharpen ( FILTER > SHARPEN > SHARPEN)

Passo 2:
Selective color
Reds: -20, 18, 15 23
Yellow: 100, -5
White: 23, 23, -54, -6
Neutral: 6, 0, 0, 0
Black: 9, 0, 0, 0

Passo 3:
Channel Mixer
Red: 116, -34, 10, 0
Green: -8, 96, 0, 0
Blue: 0, 0, 100, 0

Passo 4:
Color Balance
M: 3, 18, -38
H: -1, 21, 0
S: 4, -15, 11

Passo 5:
Hue/Saturation
Master: 0, 8, 0
Red: 0, 8, 0

Passo 6:
Color fill
8c62a7 @ Exclusion 24%

Passo 7:
Brightness/Contrast
B: 1
C: 30

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